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king and of my father is focusing on detroit. a city that is gone through incredible pain. and this is an opportunity for those of us who believe this is the greatest country in the world for people to have the opportunity to become all that they can be. we can go to detroit and it's a city where we which party has run that city for the past 50 years and we can propose different solutions, solutions . sed on our free enterprise strongly encouraging enterprise zones in detroit but we need ideas. anyone want to talk to us about detroit, that's where we think is one of the most important places to have an impact and to share in the cause that each of us believe. it's an honor to be with you all to share some words. i appreciate the opportunity. and god bless you. god bless america. thank you. >> thank you. now we will hear from mr. bob woodson sr., founder and president for the center of america.integrated >> good afternoon. the dr. king i remember was a man who was not content with reflecting the majority opinion or the consensus of the majority but he challenged it. we forge
king and of my father is focusing on detroit. a city that is gone through incredible pain. and this is an opportunity for those of us who believe this is the greatest country in the world for people to have the opportunity to become all that they can be. we can go to detroit and it's a city where we which party has run that city for the past 50 years and we can propose different solutions, solutions . sed on our free enterprise strongly encouraging enterprise zones in detroit but we need ideas....
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. >>> economic troubles have left a very heavy mark on detroit. homes left abandoned to the elements, entire neighborhoods wiped out. but it's not just people who are down and out in the city. [ tires screech ] [ beeping ] ♪ [ male announcer ] we don't just certify our pre-owned vehicles. we inspect, analyze and recondition each one, until it's nothing short of a genuine certified pre-owned... mercedes-benz for the next new owner. ♪ hurry in to your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for 1.99% financing during our certified pre-owned sales event through september 3rd. then you'll love lactose-free lactaid® it's 100% real milk that's easy to digest so you can fully enjoy the dairy you love. lactaid®. for 25 years, easy to digest. easy to love. at humana, our medicare agents sit down with you and ask. being active. and being with this guy. [ male announcer ] getting to know you is how we help you choose the humana medicare plan that works best for you. mi familia. ♪ [ male announcer ] we want to help you achieve your best health, so you can kee
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bringing ben affleck into the story will bring it to detroit. >> detroit will stand in for both batman's gotham and superman's metropolis. it will make it a super deal for both sides. >> welcome to "cbs this morning saturday." i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm vinita nair. the batman movie will no doubt give detroit a lift. it's also getting a lift from another source. cars. ford's first american build fusion rolled off the lines in detroit this week. it came after the maid inde in the usa campaign. >> we look at the global economy. it's titled "american-made move." >> the truth is in an increasingly global economy it takes manufactures from all over the world to make things necessary to have a baseball game. so no matter whether you realize it or not, we all have a loin with the things we make and buy in this country. >> we got greedy and that's why we're where we're at now. that's the sick part about this place. >> u.s. consumers would like to buy american. >> the idea that we have to make things in this country is back. >> we can compete on a global market if we make the choice to. >> and
bringing ben affleck into the story will bring it to detroit. >> detroit will stand in for both batman's gotham and superman's metropolis. it will make it a super deal for both sides. >> welcome to "cbs this morning saturday." i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm vinita nair. the batman movie will no doubt give detroit a lift. it's also getting a lift from another source. cars. ford's first american build fusion rolled off the lines in detroit this week. it came after the...
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we have seen it with one scandal after another whether you are the mayor of detroit going to jail or you are the governor of illinois it goes on and on. the just obliterate the label. but if you are a republican, it leads with republican. the republican larry craig today. and you see that coverage. it is
we have seen it with one scandal after another whether you are the mayor of detroit going to jail or you are the governor of illinois it goes on and on. the just obliterate the label. but if you are a republican, it leads with republican. the republican larry craig today. and you see that coverage. it is
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bring detroit back because people invested detroit. john: you wrote the book to try to explain this to people. it's titled belle isle, the detroit game changer. the new york times, i'm not surprised to must near you. the writer said that the book has the hero landing on the rooftop helipad of the 57 story hotel. it makes the entire scheme very easy to mock as objective is to fan fiction. objective is referring to eyeing rand. you are a fan of hers. >> i am. john: you talk of having a billion dollars, trying to buy this from the city. within this city would gym but that. politicians often surprise me. detroit city council members don't want to give up much of anything when michigan's governor offered to have the state takeover belle island park since detroit can't even afford to maintain it, local politicians screamed. >> you may not take over bell island. it belongs to the people. john: it belongs to the people, not to you. >> this would create a lot of jobs and opportunity. right now there's no hope for the future. this would create t
bring detroit back because people invested detroit. john: you wrote the book to try to explain this to people. it's titled belle isle, the detroit game changer. the new york times, i'm not surprised to must near you. the writer said that the book has the hero landing on the rooftop helipad of the 57 story hotel. it makes the entire scheme very easy to mock as objective is to fan fiction. objective is referring to eyeing rand. you are a fan of hers. >> i am. john: you talk of having a...
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. >> detroit is now the largest u.s. city to file for bankruptcy it cannot match it -- manages self. >> were at the end of the road. we can borrow any more money. john: detroit was -- now in such a wreck. >> for $1,500 you could buy this house. john: for years politicians promised that they would fix detroit. >> detroit show again become the great city that is its destiny. john: instead. >> they turned city hall into a den of bribes and kickbacks making themselves rich. john: is there hope for places like detroit? >> it will turn around the city of detit. >> the motor city. this is will w
. >> detroit is now the largest u.s. city to file for bankruptcy it cannot match it -- manages self. >> were at the end of the road. we can borrow any more money. john: detroit was -- now in such a wreck. >> for $1,500 you could buy this house. john: for years politicians promised that they would fix detroit. >> detroit show again become the great city that is its destiny. john: instead. >> they turned city hall into a den of bribes and kickbacks making themselves...
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detroit led 7-2 and the game was called in 27th innincalled in 7o rain. now to tennis and after seven-plus tours on tour. he heard criticism for his inability to win the big one. something put to rest by winning the gold medal at the london olympics and the london title a u few weeks a go and become the first brit to win that championship in 77 years. and that the years *urs open the defending champ is seated third. both players born on the same day. he's a huge hit an forced him to run all over the court to return those powerful ground strokes. that's an area which murray kpeld and that's what he did in this match winning the last five games in a row and a 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6 -1 victory. >> it's very difficult for wimbledon for example an it's something that u you need to enjoy. there's always noise during the points. you hear words at wome at womene quiet. >> the placing 87 ranked of germany and the number one player in the world placed two set points early in the second round match but saved both of them and then needed less than an hour to close out a vi
detroit led 7-2 and the game was called in 27th innincalled in 7o rain. now to tennis and after seven-plus tours on tour. he heard criticism for his inability to win the big one. something put to rest by winning the gold medal at the london olympics and the london title a u few weeks a go and become the first brit to win that championship in 77 years. and that the years *urs open the defending champ is seated third. both players born on the same day. he's a huge hit an forced him to run all...
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vamos al barrio hispanos que puede ser la salvaciÓn de la ciudad de detroit. la >>> california arrastraron lodo, Árboles a los condados de san bernardino y rifvi riverside. debajo de un puente habÍa 5 pies de wa acumulada. >>> dentro del desastre econÓmico que es detroit. hay un punto de luz y esperanza. es un barrio latino, que puede convertirse en un modelo a seguir. janet rodrÍguez hablÓ con pequeÑos comerciantes que lo han apostado todo, por un mejor detroit. >>> jordi oriundo de barcelona instalÓ su cafeterÍa en el barrio latino de detroit hace algunos aÑos. >>> los pequeÑos comerciantes como yo nos ven como pequeÑos hÉroes. como Él hay much emprendedores a lo largo de la calle que le da vida al vecindario latino, mejor conocido como mÉxico antotown o suroeste de detroit. residen unos 45 mil hispanos. el gobierno federal sede aclaraba en bancarrota. comprÓ este bar en el corazon del barrio latino. >>> veo este lugar, que es una oportunidad, como le digo en la comunidad hispana y en el lugar mÁs fuerte de toda la ciudad los hispanos en su m
vamos al barrio hispanos que puede ser la salvaciÓn de la ciudad de detroit. la >>> california arrastraron lodo, Árboles a los condados de san bernardino y rifvi riverside. debajo de un puente habÍa 5 pies de wa acumulada. >>> dentro del desastre econÓmico que es detroit. hay un punto de luz y esperanza. es un barrio latino, que puede convertirse en un modelo a seguir. janet rodrÍguez hablÓ con pequeÑos comerciantes que lo han apostado todo, por un mejor detroit....
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detroit has faded away from the conversation in washington. have you been working on that with the ministration? do you think something is forthcoming? what would that -- what is key here, what would that systems entail? the fed can lead to detroit? more infrastructure grants go to the city. try to be as specific as possible as what the federal solution would be. >> we do not have time to wade through all that be specific. 30 seconds or less. let me talk about bankruptcy in able get to as much of your question as we can. there are two instances over the last couple of months where there has been abuse of the bankruptcy laws. take the one dealing with people and minerals. peabody coal has been in the industry for 100 years. they became a staple. alone back inand 1970. what do they do? arch get all of the legacy costs from a all those hundred years. the create this coal company called patriot. they put all most all of the legacy costs into patriot. knowing that it cannot survive. it cannot bear it. the first time there is a blip in the price, th
detroit has faded away from the conversation in washington. have you been working on that with the ministration? do you think something is forthcoming? what would that -- what is key here, what would that systems entail? the fed can lead to detroit? more infrastructure grants go to the city. try to be as specific as possible as what the federal solution would be. >> we do not have time to wade through all that be specific. 30 seconds or less. let me talk about bankruptcy in able get to as...
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we need one detroit. so while we're glad that "morning joe" came in to talk about detroit and he talked to a number of individuals, absent the input of individuals like us from the neighborhood and from the community, it's important to have that other strategy. we want downtown development, ed. we want people to be employed. but after the bankruptcy, after kevin orr is no more, where do we go from here? where are the jobs? what about the pensions that the people have worked so hard for? where is the money coming in to build rebuild the and the neighborhoods? those questions are yet to be determined and to be asked. as we see the development of downtown, there's a lot of development going on downtown. as we see new stadiums coming in, as we seed individuals buying up buildings for their personal use and to employ certain individuals. as we see all this happening, we also need to see and to make sure that the neighborhoods are brought to the table because if you don't bring the neighborhoods to the stable,
we need one detroit. so while we're glad that "morning joe" came in to talk about detroit and he talked to a number of individuals, absent the input of individuals like us from the neighborhood and from the community, it's important to have that other strategy. we want downtown development, ed. we want people to be employed. but after the bankruptcy, after kevin orr is no more, where do we go from here? where are the jobs? what about the pensions that the people have worked so hard...
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jon: well right now in detroit a call for all hands on deck. city leaders asking residents to help save that bankrupt city and part of that means going street by street, building by dilapidated building, tearing them down to make room to build a better detroit. garrett tenney in detroit now with the latest on that. garrett? >> reporter: jon, there are tens of thousands of abandoned homes like this one all across the city of detroit. that led to an increase in crime, a decrease in property values, and a precious drain on those city funds. so officials are saying, by tearing it all down, it will clear the path to bring detroit back up. stay away and scrappers will be shot. signs like these are a common sight in neighborhoods all across the motor city where there are more than 78,000 abandoned homes, most of them fallout from the housing crisis. more than 30 of those homes are on robert couch's small street and have become magnets for squatters, scrappers and criminals. >> bring our neighborhood down, our community down. it ain't no community. we
jon: well right now in detroit a call for all hands on deck. city leaders asking residents to help save that bankrupt city and part of that means going street by street, building by dilapidated building, tearing them down to make room to build a better detroit. garrett tenney in detroit now with the latest on that. garrett? >> reporter: jon, there are tens of thousands of abandoned homes like this one all across the city of detroit. that led to an increase in crime, a decrease in property...
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connell: good report on what is happening in detroit. another concussion reported in last night's preseason football action so we will talk about this because it is a big money store look at the settlement between the league and i players announced not even 24 hours old, some criticism as well. we will be right back. ♪ [ villain ] well mr. baldwin... it appears our journey has come to a delightful end. then i better use the capital one purchase eraser to redeem my venture miles for this trip. purchase eraser? it's the easy way to erase any recent travel expense. i just pick a charge, like my flight with a few taps, it's taken care of. impressive baldwin. does it work for hotels? absolutely thank goodness. mrs. villain and i are planning our... you scare me. and i like it. let's go what's in your wallet? and this park is the inside of your body. see, the special psyllium fir in metamucil actually gels to trap some carbs to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels. metamucil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fiber. connell: from the nfl, 45
connell: good report on what is happening in detroit. another concussion reported in last night's preseason football action so we will talk about this because it is a big money store look at the settlement between the league and i players announced not even 24 hours old, some criticism as well. we will be right back. ♪ [ villain ] well mr. baldwin... it appears our journey has come to a delightful end. then i better use the capital one purchase eraser to redeem my venture miles for this trip....
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in detroit. >> you were probably out there with them. >> yes, i was. >> you were in detroit. they are pushing for higher wages because you were there and you know. they like the 15 dollar an hour mark there. no major changes yet because that was not the first strike. do you think a bigger change might be happening in the future? >> absolutely, richard. the thing that i've noticed is more and more government officials are joining these workers on the picket lines. we have had clergy, a lot of clergy with us that have been with these workers from the beginning in detroit. >> when will this break, though? >> i think that's a question that when you look at history, there's always been change. henry ford decided to make the five dollar day possible when nobody thought that was what autoworkers should earn. we have had janitors and security officers that were in minimum wage jobs that are now in living wage jobs because they joined together and said, we need to bargain with our employers to have wages
in detroit. >> you were probably out there with them. >> yes, i was. >> you were in detroit. they are pushing for higher wages because you were there and you know. they like the 15 dollar an hour mark there. no major changes yet because that was not the first strike. do you think a bigger change might be happening in the future? >> absolutely, richard. the thing that i've noticed is more and more government officials are joining these workers on the picket lines. we have...
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. >> a's and blew a golden opportunity to complete a four game sweep in detroit. facing a pitcher max sch erzer and his remarkable 19- 1 record. a brandon moss crushes this pitch to nearly the same spot only deeper. here comes the hard break. grant balfour comes in with a 6-3 lead, needs only just three hours for the a's to sweep. the tigers win 7-6. >> in the tech report coming up with talk about the back- to-school edition concerning the iphone unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >> and every month, tech experts are on the lookout for fun, you need any inunique l gadgets. today, rich demuro is sharon some of his favorite back to s
. >> a's and blew a golden opportunity to complete a four game sweep in detroit. facing a pitcher max sch erzer and his remarkable 19- 1 record. a brandon moss crushes this pitch to nearly the same spot only deeper. here comes the hard break. grant balfour comes in with a 6-3 lead, needs only just three hours for the a's to sweep. the tigers win 7-6. >> in the tech report coming up with talk about the back- to-school edition concerning the iphone unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we...
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detroit, you're down, as with well. are you headed to the beach? how about a beach forecast? the water temperatures are cool in cape cod. but 83 on tybee island, georgia. you almost have the west coast the cooler water. miami beach, water temperature, 87 degrees, ladies a >>> good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with your bay area microclimate forecast. today will be the warmest day of the week. weekend, cooling trend and a chance of a storm, very small chance, monday. for temperatures today, 70 in half moon bay, 74 in san francisco, 82 in oakland, 86 in san jose, 90 at santa rosa, and 92 at concord. accuweather seven-day forecast, about 2 to 4 degrees cooler thro >> we can squeeze a few more into central park. naomi, where are we going next? >> lara. >> thank you, sam. save room for me. >>> first, here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." will and kate stepping out right now for their first public appearance since the arrival of prince george. >>> and the miracle baby beating the odds in a big way. how baby faith is thriving right now. >>>
detroit, you're down, as with well. are you headed to the beach? how about a beach forecast? the water temperatures are cool in cape cod. but 83 on tybee island, georgia. you almost have the west coast the cooler water. miami beach, water temperature, 87 degrees, ladies a >>> good morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco with your bay area microclimate forecast. today will be the warmest day of the week. weekend, cooling trend and a chance of a storm, very small chance, monday....
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we can look close by at detroit. that is a picture of where the --e per growth of ideas go goes.l progressive growth as you have a government unions grow and higher taxes and more regulation, as you saw these liberal progressive ideas that were help -- supposed to help .he poor, only seven percent of children in the eighth grade read at the grade level. has it created the prosperity they talk about when a third of the buildings are empty? you have 400 liquor stores. not one chain supermarket and what was america's premier city. argument a theological anymore. other states are following those policies and are not far behind in bankruptcy. showcasedare being all over the country. when you create more choices and a petition and education, people drive and children get a budget education -- and a better education. we have seen it. [applause] nowave liberals who are pro-choice in education because they saw in the d.c. scholarship program. we have real names and real people who had failing schools in the third grade got co
we can look close by at detroit. that is a picture of where the --e per growth of ideas go goes.l progressive growth as you have a government unions grow and higher taxes and more regulation, as you saw these liberal progressive ideas that were help -- supposed to help .he poor, only seven percent of children in the eighth grade read at the grade level. has it created the prosperity they talk about when a third of the buildings are empty? you have 400 liquor stores. not one chain supermarket...
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and bankrupt detroit's mcdonald closed. what, have you got anything to say about this $15 an hour fast food wage? >> this is unbelievable, stuart. it's so easy for the unions and politicians to go after multi-billion dollar corporations, these ceo's, who this has nothing to do with mcdonald's. they don't control the franchise wage scale. so you have mom and pop stores that are affected by this. less than 5% of fast food workers are affected by minimum wage. the average minimum wage worker in the united states, the family brings in $53,000 a year, and this is a grab and they're trying to get it through the minimum wage argument. stuart: relax, john, you've got the beach behind you and you'll be there i'm sure. >> yes, sir. stuart: he's in bermuda. great weekend to you. the top of the hour we've got the man who wrote the book on unions. and does he think this administration is going to cave to the recent union demands for obama care changes? he's coming up, top of the hour. a big question on obama care. two people on this sho
and bankrupt detroit's mcdonald closed. what, have you got anything to say about this $15 an hour fast food wage? >> this is unbelievable, stuart. it's so easy for the unions and politicians to go after multi-billion dollar corporations, these ceo's, who this has nothing to do with mcdonald's. they don't control the franchise wage scale. so you have mom and pop stores that are affected by this. less than 5% of fast food workers are affected by minimum wage. the average minimum wage worker...
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especially the city of detroit. there were massive tax breaks if hollywood would shoot their movies and it worked. a lot of movies have been filmed in michigan and detroit. >> they do. there are a list of movies. hopefully every little bit help. it certainly can't hurt. it's fun to see how these movies are made as well. >> absolutely. thanks, aliso in. >>> fergie, a proud new move. she's naming her son after a rock and roll star. we'll tell you next. [ male announcer ] if you suffer from a dry mouth then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. [ crickets chirping ] but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? [ exhales deeply ] [ male announcer ] well there is biotene. specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants, biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy, too. [ applause ] biotene -- for people who suffer from dry mouth. but for all these symptoms, you also take kaopectate. kaopectate gives you soothing relief for all those symptoms.
especially the city of detroit. there were massive tax breaks if hollywood would shoot their movies and it worked. a lot of movies have been filmed in michigan and detroit. >> they do. there are a list of movies. hopefully every little bit help. it certainly can't hurt. it's fun to see how these movies are made as well. >> absolutely. thanks, aliso in. >>> fergie, a proud new move. she's naming her son after a rock and roll star. we'll tell you next. [ male announcer ] if...
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like markets, it's been a rough couple months for detroit, but superman is on the way. we'll explain what we mean by that when we come back. but tracking all the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement center. hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win with our fans. (announcer) scottrade knows our and invest their own way. with scottrade's smart text, i can quickly understand my charts, and spend more time trading. their quick trade bar lets my account follow me online so i can react in real-time. plus, my local scottrade office is there to help. because they know i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade. voted "best investment services company." [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patien
like markets, it's been a rough couple months for detroit, but superman is on the way. we'll explain what we mean by that when we come back. but tracking all the action and hearing everything from our marketing partners, the media and millions of fans on social media can be a challenge. that's why we partnered with hp to build the new nascar fan and media engagement center. hp's technology helps us turn millions of tweets, posts and stories into real-time business insights that help nascar win...
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detroit on the rebound question mark there? federal, state and local officials are kicking off a new campaign spending more than $50 million to tear down thousands of abandoned buildings in order to help revive some of the city's hardest hit areas. let's talk about this. garrett tenney is live for us in the motor city. the big question is, is this going to help? >> reporter: well, heather of the goal of this program is to stablize neighborhoods and redice foreclosures like taking homes like these and making them look like this. stay away and scrappers will be shot. signs like these are common site in neighborhoods all across the motor city where there are more than 78,000 abandoned homes. most of them fallout from the housing crisis. more than 30 of those homes are on robert couch's small street and have become magnets for squatters, scrappers and criminals. >> bring our neighborhood down, our community down. it ain't no community. we tried to do what we can as neighbors. neighbors can't do it all by their self. >> reporter: no
detroit on the rebound question mark there? federal, state and local officials are kicking off a new campaign spending more than $50 million to tear down thousands of abandoned buildings in order to help revive some of the city's hardest hit areas. let's talk about this. garrett tenney is live for us in the motor city. the big question is, is this going to help? >> reporter: well, heather of the goal of this program is to stablize neighborhoods and redice foreclosures like taking homes...
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the a's blew a golden opportunity to complete a four game sweep in detroit facing pitcher max scherzer.and his remarkable 19-and-1 record.but scherzer they jumped on him early. jed lowrie - smacks a 2-run homer to right off the probable al cy young winner brandon moss - crushes this scherzer pitch to nearly the same spot - only deeper and here comes the heartbreak grant balfour comes in with a 6-3 leadneeds just 3 outs for the a's to sweep but balfour gives up a runthen with two on torri hunter.delivers the knockout blow the 3-run walk-off home run balfour blows his 2nd save in the last month tigers win 7-6 the a's will be back home hosting tampa bay tonight o-p-i now offers an entire line of polish. dedicated to the city of san francisco. the san francisco collection offers 12 different nail polish colors. with creative names that relate to the bay area. names like. alcatrez rocks. incognito in sausalito. and i "knead" sourdough. and that's "knead" as in - kneading bread dough. the san francisco polishes country earlier this month. good morning, our top story we're following this friday a
the a's blew a golden opportunity to complete a four game sweep in detroit facing pitcher max scherzer.and his remarkable 19-and-1 record.but scherzer they jumped on him early. jed lowrie - smacks a 2-run homer to right off the probable al cy young winner brandon moss - crushes this scherzer pitch to nearly the same spot - only deeper and here comes the heartbreak grant balfour comes in with a 6-3 leadneeds just 3 outs for the a's to sweep but balfour gives up a runthen with two on torri...
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it's just spectacular for detroit. you know, when i was in college i spent a decent amount of time in the city. i loved the city and the idea, you know, the shinola watch, it's cool for detroit to be cool again, i think, is great. they have to kind of deal with that little bankruptcy detail but -- >> not cool. >> but for the city to be coming back, you know, i think it's something the whole country can be proud of. >> you look downtown, richard haas, in detroit, how exciting that over 90% of the buildings occupied. like downtown detroit, is starting to thrive again. you know, go back there five years ago, a lot of hollowed out buildings. >> two other things we have to do. one, we have to improve our education. we have lots of jobs in this country going vacant because we're not graduating enough people that have the skills we need. the trade deals we're negotiating in asia and europe they're a tremendous engine of american exports. if we can get them through congress a lot more americans will be at work in good high-pay
it's just spectacular for detroit. you know, when i was in college i spent a decent amount of time in the city. i loved the city and the idea, you know, the shinola watch, it's cool for detroit to be cool again, i think, is great. they have to kind of deal with that little bankruptcy detail but -- >> not cool. >> but for the city to be coming back, you know, i think it's something the whole country can be proud of. >> you look downtown, richard haas, in detroit, how exciting...
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remember, they lost $6 billion in detroit. some of that was taxpayer insured money that they were playing with. i mean, how do you justify -- i'm sorry to get wound up, but all i can tell you is that i, you have my sympathy. i think it's good news that the housing market in arizona is coming back pretty well, thank god. i've always said it was the collapse of the housing market that started this and the recovery of the housing market is what will cause the recovery. so there's some good news out there for arizona's economy as for the housing is concerned. to you and i still know thousands and thousands of small business people in this state who are struggling mike lee, and still nearly half of the home loan mortgages are underwater. in other words, worth less than their mortgage. that cannot continue, in my view. these peoples mortgages have to be renegotiated. and that is what i suggested years ago. you want to respond real quick. >> [inaudible] >> they are taking place and the people are getting the council of the loan offic
remember, they lost $6 billion in detroit. some of that was taxpayer insured money that they were playing with. i mean, how do you justify -- i'm sorry to get wound up, but all i can tell you is that i, you have my sympathy. i think it's good news that the housing market in arizona is coming back pretty well, thank god. i've always said it was the collapse of the housing market that started this and the recovery of the housing market is what will cause the recovery. so there's some good news...
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it is bringing it here to detroit. ford in 2013 is far different company than it was back in 2007 when it was restructured. they are getting greater profitability and sales despite the fact the company has fewer plants, brands and workers. one reason why, greater efficiency. half of the models built by ford and sold by ford in the united states are coming from plants that are running three shift as day, and many of the workers hired at those plants in the last couple of years have been brought in at a lower starting wage rate than long-time uaw workers. meanwhile, on the sales side of the equation for ford, it is doing better competing with it's asian rivals, in fact, the fusion is now the sixth best-selling car in the united states, nipping at the heels of the corolla. that's story here in flat rock, michigan, where ford added 1400 workers to expand production of the fusion models. for "nightly business report," i'm phil lebeaux. >>> google here in the giets, research firm ihs is saying that assembling the motox smart
it is bringing it here to detroit. ford in 2013 is far different company than it was back in 2007 when it was restructured. they are getting greater profitability and sales despite the fact the company has fewer plants, brands and workers. one reason why, greater efficiency. half of the models built by ford and sold by ford in the united states are coming from plants that are running three shift as day, and many of the workers hired at those plants in the last couple of years have been brought...
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louis, kansas city, missouri, flint, michigan, new york, milwaukee, detroit. not only has the movement grown, but it has captured the national imagination. >> $15 an hour. what do they think, those arches are made of gold? >> earlier today we reached out to several companies to see if they had anything to say. i'd very much like to discuss the issue with the representative of any of them. less than a handful responded. mcdonald's issued a statement. "mcdonald's aims to offer competitive pay and benefits to our employees. it will be business as usual for us." folks at burger king told us their "restaurants provided an entry point into the workforce for millions of americans during this time. customer service and quality will remain a top priority in all burger king restaurants." the statement by wendy's, downright passive/aggressive. they're "proud to provide a place for thousands of people who come to us asking for a job can enter the workforce at a starting wage, gain skills and advance with us or move on to something else." company line here seems to be the
louis, kansas city, missouri, flint, michigan, new york, milwaukee, detroit. not only has the movement grown, but it has captured the national imagination. >> $15 an hour. what do they think, those arches are made of gold? >> earlier today we reached out to several companies to see if they had anything to say. i'd very much like to discuss the issue with the representative of any of them. less than a handful responded. mcdonald's issued a statement. "mcdonald's aims to offer...
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look at this map of detroit. white people are represented by blue dots, african-americans by green. that clear and unambiguous black/white dividing line is the eight mile road. people mapped the entire country's ethnic distribution. you can find your city or town at demographics.coopercenter.org. and we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the obama administration's desire to send a message to syrian president bashar al assad over his alleged use of chemical weapons last week is running into some speed bumps both at home and abroad. a growing list of lawmakers have called on the president to get congressional approval before any attack on syria. this comes as "the new york times" reported this morning that american intelligence organizations lacked a smoking gun tying assad himself directly to the attack. meanwhile, one of our strongest al lie, great britain, seems to be putting the brakes on any attack. late today its parliament voted against military intervention in syria. the prime minister david cameron said it was clear to him that the british people did not want t
look at this map of detroit. white people are represented by blue dots, african-americans by green. that clear and unambiguous black/white dividing line is the eight mile road. people mapped the entire country's ethnic distribution. you can find your city or town at demographics.coopercenter.org. and we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." the obama administration's desire to send a message to syrian president bashar al assad over his alleged use of chemical...
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detroit? >> it will turn around the city of detroit. >> the motor city. this is will we do. john: what's up with detroit? can this happen to your town? that's our show tonight. ♪ >> and now john stossel. ♪ john: detroit was once the richest city in america. i was three years old and. that was the 1950's. now it's the biggest u.s. city ever to declare bankruptcy. so what happened? our guests tonight have some clues. first, fox news reporter works in detroit and just wrote, detroit, an american autopsy. an autopsy, one examines the dead body and tries to find out what killed him. detroit isn't that exactly. what killed the trust? >> would kill the charge, racial conflict of detroit. slav kill detroit. corruption children. it seems like that is what has become the american way because detroit is not alone. what is baltimore going to do, atlanta, l.a. john: detroit is and worse shape. worse politicians, more unions. the automaker collapsed. it was in the politicians' fault. it was just the big
detroit? >> it will turn around the city of detroit. >> the motor city. this is will we do. john: what's up with detroit? can this happen to your town? that's our show tonight. ♪ >> and now john stossel. ♪ john: detroit was once the richest city in america. i was three years old and. that was the 1950's. now it's the biggest u.s. city ever to declare bankruptcy. so what happened? our guests tonight have some clues. first, fox news reporter works in detroit and just wrote,...
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. >> detroit is now the largest u.s. city to file for bankruptcy it cannot match it -- manages self. >> were at the end of the road. we can borrow any more money. john: detroit was -- now in such a wreck. >> for $1,500 you could buy this house. john: for years politicians promised that they would fix detroit. >> detroit show again become the great city that is its destiny. john: instead. >> they turned city hall into a den of bribes and kickbacks making themselves rich. john: is there hope for places like detroit? >> it will turn around the city of detroit. >> the motor city. this is will we
. >> detroit is now the largest u.s. city to file for bankruptcy it cannot match it -- manages self. >> were at the end of the road. we can borrow any more money. john: detroit was -- now in such a wreck. >> for $1,500 you could buy this house. john: for years politicians promised that they would fix detroit. >> detroit show again become the great city that is its destiny. john: instead. >> they turned city hall into a den of bribes and kickbacks making themselves...
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detroit, america is in big trouble. that's our show. see you next week.dends to watch, and have a great night. lori: a very good evening thank you so much peer being with us, i am lori rothman in for lou dobbs. >> obama administration making its case for taking military action against syria, briefing lawmakers about their conclusion that syria government carried out a large scale chemical weapons attack, tonight we speak with fox news military analyst, general jack king on whether the president is justified in takes action. even without the backing of allies or the united nations. >> and questionsemain about our involvement in libya. and the terrorist attack in benghazi, we'll talk with larry ward, a group of special operation veterans who are calling on house speaker john boehner to create a appreciate committee to -- special committee t investigate the attack. >> and administration refusing to enforce a law it does not like, now giving states green light to adopt regulation legalizing small amounts of marijuana, dobbs lawakes up the c
detroit, america is in big trouble. that's our show. see you next week.dends to watch, and have a great night. lori: a very good evening thank you so much peer being with us, i am lori rothman in for lou dobbs. >> obama administration making its case for taking military action against syria, briefing lawmakers about their conclusion that syria government carried out a large scale chemical weapons attack, tonight we speak with fox news military analyst, general jack king on whether the...
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nos vamos a detroit, una ciudad que estÁ literalmente en ruinas. vamos a ver como la crisis fiscal afecta a los hispanos que viven ahÍ. >>> en el pabellÓn de fusilamiento >>> la ciudad de detroit, cuna de la industrializaciÓn, y la industria automotriz en estados unidos. hoy no es sombra de lo que fue. >>> y la ciudad estÁ en quiebra, y hoy un juez mediador, dio inicio al gobierno municipal y acreedores en busca de una soluciÓn janet rodrÍguez explica a quÉ llevÓ esta decadencia y como ha perjudicado a los latinos que viven ahÍ. el abandono generalizado, no deja ver que detroit viviÓ mejores Épocas. lo que abundan son vecindarios desolados. >>> dan miedo, no sabe lo que puede pasar. >>> a pesar de la destrucciÓn, pero vive el recuerdo de lo que algÚn dÍa fue. el auge de la industria automotriz en los 1900 dio vida a una metrÓpolis que tuvo 2 millones de residentes. >>> si no entraban a la fÁbrica de ford habÍa abundancia de trabajo con el paso de los aÑos, la cÚspide econÓmica de las grandes auto motrices se disipÓ los resident
nos vamos a detroit, una ciudad que estÁ literalmente en ruinas. vamos a ver como la crisis fiscal afecta a los hispanos que viven ahÍ. >>> en el pabellÓn de fusilamiento >>> la ciudad de detroit, cuna de la industrializaciÓn, y la industria automotriz en estados unidos. hoy no es sombra de lo que fue. >>> y la ciudad estÁ en quiebra, y hoy un juez mediador, dio inicio al gobierno municipal y acreedores en busca de una soluciÓn janet rodrÍguez explica a quÉ...
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mcdonald's, burger king and other fast-food restaurants in 60 cities including new york, chicago and detroit, also went on strike today. >>> it is a costly consequence for the san francisco giants. >> what the feds said the team didn't do right for years come back to haunt them. >> i'm i'm meteorologist paul deanno reporting live from a sunny quiet treasure island. behind me, the new eastern span of the bay bridge. will the weather continue to cooperate for final construction of that bridge? that and your labor day weekend forecast coming up. ,,,, unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. the san francisco giants dos in back wages and damages. that's after the feds founde >>> the san
mcdonald's, burger king and other fast-food restaurants in 60 cities including new york, chicago and detroit, also went on strike today. >>> it is a costly consequence for the san francisco giants. >> what the feds said the team didn't do right for years come back to haunt them. >> i'm i'm meteorologist paul deanno reporting live from a sunny quiet treasure island. behind me, the new eastern span of the bay bridge. will the weather continue to cooperate for final...
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who moved to the city of detroit from germany in 1851. and set up a farm on then the fringe of the built up city. >> arthur george a professor of urban studies at wayne state university here, has written extensively about detroit. the neighborhood where his family settled mirrors the cities history. >> this empty lot is where his father's home once stood. what goes through your mind now? >> i wish i didn't have to use my imagination, to see what life may have been like when he was a child in this neighborhood. neighborhoods like this, eerily shells. row can do online and find single family hopes for less than $20,000. even less than $500. >> tens of thousands of abandon homes are spread across 139 square miles. an area big enough to include san francisco, and the island of manhattan. a decent home at a good price, might be right next to a boarded up old billing or an empty lot. and that potential bargain may have plenty of expensive strings attached. >> detroit has a very highly developed illegal house stripping industry. we are talking a
who moved to the city of detroit from germany in 1851. and set up a farm on then the fringe of the built up city. >> arthur george a professor of urban studies at wayne state university here, has written extensively about detroit. the neighborhood where his family settled mirrors the cities history. >> this empty lot is where his father's home once stood. what goes through your mind now? >> i wish i didn't have to use my imagination, to see what life may have been like when he...
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king had brought to our attention. >> woodruff: that was edith lee payne of detroit. you can find her story, and other firsthand accounts recorded for the web series, "memories of the march," produced by public television stations around the country, on the pbs website, "black culture connection." we turn now to our own series of conversations on the march. gwen ifill spoke recently with peniel joseph, founding director of the center for the study of race and democracy, and a professor of history at tufts university and bonnie boswell hamilton, executive producer of the pbs documentary: "the power broker: whitney young's fight for civil rights." >> bonnie hamilton, peniel joseph, thank you both for joining us. i want to start by asking you to look back over the five decades, joas, and tell us what's your sense of how much has changed? >> well, i think that the esthetics of our democracy changed after the march on washington. barack obama is probably the biggest example of that change. 50 summers ago we couldn't have imagined an african american president commander in
king had brought to our attention. >> woodruff: that was edith lee payne of detroit. you can find her story, and other firsthand accounts recorded for the web series, "memories of the march," produced by public television stations around the country, on the pbs website, "black culture connection." we turn now to our own series of conversations on the march. gwen ifill spoke recently with peniel joseph, founding director of the center for the study of race and...
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we can look close by at detroit. folks, that is a picture of where liberal, progressive ideas go. was america's premier city. highest per capita income in the country. it was the pride of our country in the auto business, with unions growing, higher taxes, more regulation, as you saw these liberal, progressive ideas that were supposed to help the poor and grow the middle class, what have we been left with in detroit? 40%.loyment about has it helps children get a better education? percent of children in the eighth grade read at the grade level. the prosperity that they talk about when a third of the buildings are empty? you have got 400 liquor stores, and until a few weeks ago, not one chain supermarket in what was america's premier city. state of illinois and california and other states that are following those policies are not close behind into some form of bankruptcy. ideas are being showcased all over the country. and you create more choices competition in education, people thrive, and children get a better education. [applause] liberals who are now for choice in education beca
we can look close by at detroit. folks, that is a picture of where liberal, progressive ideas go. was america's premier city. highest per capita income in the country. it was the pride of our country in the auto business, with unions growing, higher taxes, more regulation, as you saw these liberal, progressive ideas that were supposed to help the poor and grow the middle class, what have we been left with in detroit? 40%.loyment about has it helps children get a better education? percent of...
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john: is there hope for places like detroit? >> it will turn around the city of detroit. >> the motor city. this is will we d
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this is a buildup industry from detroit that says what is competing with the best of the best so it's just a mindset or look at tablets. tablets have been ubiquitous for a long time but you know legacy systems like airlines and car manufactures are just starting to put them into -- to adopt them. now if industry competes with a lot of other competitors internationally it takes this long to bring these technological innovations and adopt them with their products the government is the monopoly takes a little bit longer. so the biggest challenge that i see and thank you that was a great question is how do you keep quality control but find a way to rush the market or whatever the appropriate terminology is for the government technologies or even just nontechnological innovations that could help make your product or your service better. >> i would just simply say i think we covered it earlier. the egger span is the fear of failure and not being able to learn from failure and that i think goes through government in terms of personnel systems, in terms of being able to admit when a program i
this is a buildup industry from detroit that says what is competing with the best of the best so it's just a mindset or look at tablets. tablets have been ubiquitous for a long time but you know legacy systems like airlines and car manufactures are just starting to put them into -- to adopt them. now if industry competes with a lot of other competitors internationally it takes this long to bring these technological innovations and adopt them with their products the government is the monopoly...
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are detroiters making a come back? ♪ all about detroit. we are focusing on the real challenge tonight. >> the future, and who is doing to benefit. our community always has opinions and also activity is already happening in detroit. how, there's a group that says wake up man. determines have been in charge for 50 years. and ten there's j.p. that says to get detroit back on its feet, we have to give money back. let's try that out. our community and you are the third host of the show, and we mean it. we read recall your tweets and facebook messages. they drive the discussion. so tonight, use of the #and join the conversation. he means it. many ways to be a part of our community. don't forget facebook, like us, send your ideas for stories that you think we should be covering. detroit hustles harder that's what residents are saying as they flip the city's negative narrative of bankruptcy crime and pose closures. juxtapose against the standard story of ruin, businesses are investing big in downtown detroit. but it might be the do-it-yourselfers
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workers hungry for more pay, walking out of their jobs forcing the closure of at least one mcdonald's in detroit, protests took place in 1 14 many cities -- in many cities demanding pays to $15 an hour. my next guest said that conflict in syria creates a unfriendly environment for the markets despite some up lifting economic news today, welcome steven whiting. syria, a new worry that many investors are not app days pay theeing, how does it affect the market. >> it added to a range of concern, tapering issue by fed goes on and on. the general troubel that has been in emerging markets, trouble to get savings flows they had in past decade, a lot of turmoil in the currency markets. lori: why is that important? many are hitting multiyear lows right now? >> this is a big trend change, in last decade dollar fell in 8 out of 10 years through 2011, and domestic investors tried to move their money overseas are international investors tried to leave dollar-based assets but the dollar got cheap, a lot of things like pick up in crude oil supplies from united states, making effect of syria and other disruptio
workers hungry for more pay, walking out of their jobs forcing the closure of at least one mcdonald's in detroit, protests took place in 1 14 many cities -- in many cities demanding pays to $15 an hour. my next guest said that conflict in syria creates a unfriendly environment for the markets despite some up lifting economic news today, welcome steven whiting. syria, a new worry that many investors are not app days pay theeing, how does it affect the market. >> it added to a range of...
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that's a big question, something that detroit is grappling with. today kevin orr is right, there is huge investment, billions of investment in downtown. the current mayor actually did a fabulous job of convening the philanthropic community and a whole bunch of stakeholders to do a very detroit futures city plan, which is awesome, but the question is how can you get it done? detroit has got 20 square miles of vacant land. 60,000 lots of vacant land. it's a huge responsibility, but it's also a huge opportunity. use that to say, urban pioneers, come to detroit. for $5 we'll give you a plat. you can't speculation, just hold on to it. make a go of it. that's the big opportunity for detroit. >> lee saunders, your reaction to the workers may have to give up more? >> i think it's ridiculous. first of all, i think the attack on the pensions of the 22, 23,000 workers who have given their lives to public service, averaging $19,000 a year, and their pensions are on the line. i just don't think it's right. we think it's an unconstitutional act, we think it's im
that's a big question, something that detroit is grappling with. today kevin orr is right, there is huge investment, billions of investment in downtown. the current mayor actually did a fabulous job of convening the philanthropic community and a whole bunch of stakeholders to do a very detroit futures city plan, which is awesome, but the question is how can you get it done? detroit has got 20 square miles of vacant land. 60,000 lots of vacant land. it's a huge responsibility, but it's also a...
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detroit was america's premier city. highest per capita income in the country. proud of our country and the auto business there. but then as you had government unions grow and higher taxes, and more regulation, as you saw these liberal progressive ideas that were supposed to help the poor and build a middle class, what have we been left with in detroit? for minorities and the poor? unemployment, about 40%. has it helped children get a better education? only 7% of children in the eighth grade read at the grade level. has it created the prosperity that they talk about when a third of the buildings are empty, where you've got 400ly quor stores and until a few weeks ago not one chain super market in what was america's premier city. folks, it's not a theatrical argument any more. and the states of california and illinois and other states following that policy are not far behind in some form of bankruptcy. our ideas are being show cased all over the country. when you create more competition in education children thrive and children get a better education. we've seen i
detroit was america's premier city. highest per capita income in the country. proud of our country and the auto business there. but then as you had government unions grow and higher taxes, and more regulation, as you saw these liberal progressive ideas that were supposed to help the poor and build a middle class, what have we been left with in detroit? for minorities and the poor? unemployment, about 40%. has it helped children get a better education? only 7% of children in the eighth grade...